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No early jail release for Newcastle's Barton

Barton and his club had hoped he would be freed early next week and given a tag forcing him to observe a curfew.

But the 25-year-old has been deemed not to fit the right criteria for early release as he is a violent offender and committed his last offence while on bail.

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